Solar flux is 153 and the SSN 91. A=17 and K=4.
12 Feb 2025
11 Feb 2025
Practical Wireless thinner?
Maybe I have not noticed recently, but Practical Wireless, the UK magazine, seems to be thinner this month. My March 2025 edition came via the post today.
Getting thinner can imply it is trying to ride the storm, but is in trouble. I hope it survives.
8m licence free?
It is definitely worth checking what licence free options exist in your country to TX on 8m. These may be ISM, Part 15 or other. In many places you can legally TX on 8m without a licence. Definitely worth checking.
10m QRP WSPR TX (Tuesday)
My stand-alone 10m 500mW WSPR beacon is on.
UPDATE 1048z: 2 stations have spotted me with the furthermost EA8BFK (2880km).
UPDATE 1916z: 27 stations have spotted me with many in the USA . QRT soon.
6m QRP FT8 (Tuesday)
My FT817ND is on 6m FT8. So far spotted by 4 stations in England and N.Ireland.
UPDATE 1338z: Now 8 stations spotting me.
UPDATE 1359z: I am intrigued by the spots regularly over 450km on 6m FT8. I am wondering if this is troposcatter or random aircraft reflection somewhere over the paths. One only has to have a single aircraft somewhere on the path at the right spot for 15 seconds. In reality, with military and civil aircraft, this is highly probable in several hours.
UPDATE 1912:. QRT soon. 12 stations have spotted me today.
8m TX permit turned down in Canada
I despair.
It would seem that many in PTTs across the planet are totally ignorant of why we want a permit to TX on 8m. Time and again I hear accounts of people applying for a licence to TX on 8m and being refused. It would seem that many in PTTs know absolutely nothing about RF or radio propagation!! All they are interested in is how much money will be generated.
Also, it is my view that PTTs will realise no money will ever be made from amateur radio (just hassle) and it will become a free-for-all with no PTT involvement.
It would seem they no longer know in PTTs what the words "experimentation" and "research" mean.
10 Feb 2025
10m QRP WSPR (Monday)
As I was on 8m FT8, my 10m antenna was available, so I am on 10m QRP WSPR with my 500mW beacon So far 3 stations have spotted me.
Website dates - NOT amateur radio
One thing that really infuriates me are websites that have something on them that is time sensitive that are not updated or have a "date created".
Today I looked on the Cambridge University weather page inviting me to meet them in September, except this was September last year! I cannot tell you how often I have read a webpage only to find it is years out of date.
So, the very least they could do is put a date saying when the page was created. Better, still update the webpage!
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